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Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza +3 more
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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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Numerical simulation of boundary-layer control using MEMS actuation [PDF]
MEMS actuators and their effect on boundary layers is investigated using numerical simulation. The thesis is specifically focussed on jet actuators and their application to the targeted control of turbulent boundary layers.
Lockerby, Duncan A.
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Hybrid Continuum Robot Designs and Architectures for Healthcare Applications
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Hybrid continuum robots represent an emerging class of flexible manipulators that blend materials, structures, and actuation concepts from the established fields of soft and continuum robotics. This review introduces an accessible framework to distinguish key hybridization approaches, surveys current designs aimed at complex clinical applications, and ...
Burak Ozdemir +4 more
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Advanced Modified High Performance Synthetic Jet Actuator with Curved Chamber [PDF]
, 2014 The advanced modified high performance synthetic jet actuator with optimized curvature shape chamber (ASJA-M) is a synthetic jet actuator (SJA) with a lower volume reservoir or chamber.
Su, Ji, Xu, Tian-Bing, Jiang, Xiaoning
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Effect of orifice shape on three-dimensional vortex structure of a synthetic jet
Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu, 2015 Synthetic jets are produced by periodic ejection and suction of fluid from an orifice induced by movement of a diaphragm inside a cavity, and a synthetic jet actuator is a useful tool for active flow control. The synthetic jet actuators are low operating
Hiroaki HASEGAWA, Tetsuya MIYAKOSHI
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Data‐Driven Bulldozer Blade Control for Autonomous Terrain Leveling
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.A simulation‐driven framework for autonomous bulldozer leveling is presented, combining high‐fidelity terramechanics simulation with a neural‐network‐based reduced‐order model. Gradient‐based optimization enables efficient, low‐level blade control that balances leveling quality and operation time.
Harry Zhang +5 more
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A new concept spherical underwater robot propelled by thrust vector synthetic jet actuator
, 2016 Synthetic jet is a new type of underwater propulsion method with the merit of small size, compact structure, light weight, high efficiency and minimal effect on the drag profile of the vehicle.
Lin Y(林扬) +5 more
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Bluff Body Drag Control using Synthetic Jet
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, 2019 The paper presents the results of an experimental investigation wherein the bullet form drag force as a function of oscillating actuator frequency, various voltage and for different orifice/slot configuration are studied.
P. Gil
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review maps the methods to monitor robots’ health by fusing vibration, sound, control signals, vision, force, and oil information with artificial intelligence. It identifies deep learning, transfer learning, digital twins, and physics‐informed models as key methodological pathways enabling earlier diagnosis, safer human–robot collaboration, and ...
Yuting Qiao +6 more
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